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Fishing on The Fourth of July in Indiana means post-spawn fishing, which means top water lures and jiggin' 'n piggin', shallow flats and new weed growth. It also means plenty of fireworks and outdoor family fun. Watch out! Here comes summer.

Most anglers, when asked, prefer not to fish in windy conditions. These people generally head for the coves or fish the non-windy shorelines. Hopefully, this article will blow a new wind into the sails of fishing on windy days.

Today, with the rising costs of boat ownership and dock fees along with lake permits and in some places, restrictions placed on boat fishing, shoreline fishing is often the best alternative.

The most important thing to know about fishing is how to cast. With the different types of casting methods, knowing which ones to use and when to use them is something every angler needs to learn.

Nearly every angler has memories of someone taking them fishing for the first time and that person handing them a fishing pole (usually a cane pole) with a hook and bobber (or float) attached to it in one way or another.

To a beginning angler (and even some experienced anglers) soft-bait rigging can be a logistical nightmare. In this article I will attempt to explained several basic methods of rigging worms and soft-baits.

As your angling skills change, your adaptation and choice of size and color based on your experiences do also. Here are some pointers, for refreshment or for beginning anglers, on how to determine what size and color of terminal tackle to use.

Well imagine that, the forecast calls for five below and windy as all get out for the next three weeks. Instead of letting cabin fever make go carzy, here are a couple of ideas to stay focused when you just can't go fishin'.

Most of the time children, family members and spouses come to mind when you talk about personal exemptions and dependents. However, the most important thing to know is how to fill out your W-4 for your employer's records.

Time to get folkie.

Sad but true.

A Downbeat little tune.

Catch and release has stirred up a lot of controversy over the last couple a decades between anglers and conservationists, particularly when it comes to catch and release methods used in tournaments.

With all of the different high tech equipment out there today, you would think there would be one to tell you the right time to go fishing. I say any time is the right time to go fishing and not just because I'm biased either.

I think one of the most elusive questions I know is, "How do I figure out how to fish an unfamiliar lake?" There are several methods of doing just that and all of them relate to each other, yet differ in widely.

Just because you're confined to walking the shoreline or standing on the dock, doesn't mean that you can't catch a lunker lyin' in wait. However, you must know were to throw from the bank or the dock in order to get that pig to come out of hiding.

Things have changed dramatically since as early as the fifties. Fishing gear; from rods & reels to lines & lures, have taken an enormous transformation. Considering electronics and "Bass Boats" didn't even exist until the seventies, I find that bit of information alarming.

This is where some people begin to lose their way, particularly if they have never prepared their own taxes. Due to the annual changes in tax laws, even people that prepare their own taxes can have a time with the requirements and other aspects of filing federal taxes.

Fishing continues to be a favorite pastime in the United States and spring-time, for me anyway, seems to be the best time to catch quality Largemouth Bass.

ATTENTION!!! A phase-out of the limit on itemized deductions Begins this year. The IRS publication 17 says, "Beginning 2006, the overall limit on certain itemized deductions will gradually be eliminated.

What an upbeat tune!

Some folks say that death and taxes are the only certainties in life. When it comes to achieving any resemblance of financial independency, tax deductions is what really matters, death is inevitable.

Fishing during the later months of the year can be a cumbersome task to say the least. Patience is the key to a good trip. That and layers of warm clothing. Either out on the dock or in a boat strategies change for winter fishing, albeit, not much.